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Nevada taxpayers shelled out $750 million to build a stadium for the soon-to-be Las Vegas Raiders — and the deal may prevent the state from being able to recoup that money by imposing new taxes on the NFL team. An unusual provision in the Raiders agreement with the state allows the team, currently playing its final seasons in Oakland, to break the lease and look for another home if Nevada attempts to impose new taxes over the next three decades on the team, stadium, fans or players. That includes visiting teams and fans as well. The provision applies to any...

Mr Bush said "terrible want" still exists in Latin America US President George W Bush has unveiled a social aid programme to alleviate the plight of the region's poor, two days before a tour of Latin America. Millions of dollars will be spent on education, housing and health care. In a speech, Mr Bush described poverty in the region as "a scandal" that had caused some people to question the value of democracy. The Bush administration has been criticised by opposition Democrats for neglecting Latin America. Correspondents say Washington is adjusting to the election of increasing numbers of left-wing...

When he assumes office Jan. 12, Attorney General–elect Rob McKenna says, he'll take a new look at the $3.2 billion state tax "incentive" given to Boeing in return for its agreement last year to locate the 7E7 assembly plant in Snohomish County. "There are some outstanding legal issues to review," said McKenna, a King County Council member elected to the state post this month. He wouldn't discuss the issues, but said he opposes any similar tax giveaways. "I don't think we can ever replicate the Boeing package," McKenna, a Republican, said in an interview last Friday, Nov. 19, during the...